In addition to the blue and green versions, the store I went to also had them in Barbie pink. I didn't get those. Before you walk the entire store like I did, I found them near the register in a display stand. Pick wisely because some had broken lids and others were missing their wheels.
Jay is modeling the scale for us and you can see that the cans are a good 1:6 match. When standing straight up, Jay cant touch the top of the closed lid, but neither can I on my real garbage can. The hinge works and the wheels do roll. Even though some of the lids were broken in the store, overall, it's actually a hefty piece of plastic. More durable than I was expecting for a dollar, really. I'm sure if I dropped it on a hardwood floor it would break - but on a carpet, maybe not.
The Dollar Tree also had these pool tables! I know they are not to scale, but who cares, they were a dollar! Use dowels to add higher legs, fashion pool sticks out of bamboo skewers and rack 'em up!
I got these ping pong balls because I think they would make perfect light globes for street lamps or even great interior hanging lights.
All in all, a sweet little haul.
Very Nice! I hope to see these bins when I make my way to my local Dollar Store. Those are gonna look legit outside your apartment set up. :-). Love seeing Jay as a model...he's a hottie.
ReplyDeleteTracy, those bins are too legit to quit, lol. Yes, I'm old. Anyway, yep, I envision a little receptacle area where residents can take their trash and recyclables.
DeleteI just saw these on Pinterest over the weekend! Now must tear through every Dollar Tree in town to find these. I agree with Tracy they will look awesome outside Tasha's place.
ReplyDeleteGood luck, Val and I hope you find some. I kind of want to go to other Trees myself and see if they come in any other colors.
DeleteHello from Spain: I have to also These bins. In my country the small scale bins are used to store pens and office supplies. I really like your purchases. The colors are very real. I have a bin in pink and one in blue. I also like your mini games ... great idea with balls pinpon-This guy I really like. Great outfit. Keep in touch
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Florida, Marta! ^__^ My store did have a pink one too but the blue and green are more real life to me, but I guess that somewhere, someone might have a pink one at their house or business. 0.o
DeleteThose trash cans are really cool and look like the real things.
ReplyDeleteI love your ability to see the potential in items and to repurpose accordingly.
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Thanks, Debbie! I'm always trying to find ways to repurpose inexpensive items. More stuff to play with that way.
DeleteOk, off to the Dollar Tree today! Those trash bins will work perfectly in my 1:12 neighborhood! My life sized outside can comes to my chest and I am tall. Thanks for sharing this, lady! :-)
ReplyDeleteHi, Grandmommy! The bins are gargantuan next to my 1:12 figures. Although they do come to the chest of the 1:12 people, comparably, the bins are very wide so the scale seems off even though a real bin could be that high. But, I mostly have thin girls or thin Asian males in 1:12 scale, so if you have North American figures they could be wider.
Deletewoohoo off to the local dollar tree. Ive been looking for something like this for a long time! Thanks for sharing this with us!
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure, William, but the thanks really goes to Dana and Ms. Leo. I love it when a doll network comes together and we all get good stuff, lol.
DeleteI found the pool table last year and for the life of me can't find it now, lol. I haven't seen the trash cans but I will keep looking. Good snag on the ping pong balls, I will need to look for them!
ReplyDeleteBrini, it had been a long while since I'd been to the Dollar Tree and they had A LOT of new items that I hadn't seen before, so they have some nice new stock to pick through.
DeleteYay, Muff! Thanks for the link. Glad that you found your bins at a Dollar Store. I love how Jay models the bins for us. Such a cutie ;-)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on those lights, too. They will make cool street lights. The pool table is cute, too, but I really like the lights and the bins.
Yay, Muff. Finder of cool stuff!
Dana, I would not have found any of that stuff if not for you, so thanks again. ^__^
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DeleteThis is sweeeeeet! Loving the trash cans, Im really interested in seeing the ping pong ball street lamps that could be something great to look forward to. And might I say my homeboy Jay is looking splendiferous in his splendid frocks!!! lol
ReplyDeleteLOL, Jay! You cracked me up with your splendiferous splendid frock comment!
DeleteMaking ping pong ball lights has been added to my "list of things to do."
Hello Muff! The ping pong ball idea is very good! The other accessories are great too, like the pool table (is it more a dollhouse scale?).
ReplyDeleteHi, Nymphaea! Yes, I would say that the surface of the pool table is dollhouse scale, but the height of it is not. You would have to raise it up for a 1:12 doll. If you are using 1:16 dolls the height would be fine, but then the surface would probably look too wide.
DeleteHola, que excelentes compras, recuerdo seguir tu blog por tu hermosa colonia, con bancas para sentarse, avenidas, hermosos exteriores, en si, por las maravillas que haces con carton.
ReplyDeleteGracias por ser un seguidor, Lindaivette, a pesar de que ha pasado un tiempo desde que he construido las ubicaciones grandes de cartón. Ya es hora de desempolvar mi cartón y construir unos locales nuevos.
DeleteYou have to wonder why someone decides to design, manufacture and sell a realistic 1/6 trash can, of all things?? Not that I'm complaining, of course. Wonder if i can find them here?
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of pool tables, I recently found a roulette table in 1/6 scale (or close)! I'll have to take some pictures as soon as I find something I can use for legs.
Anderson, there is a huge supply and demand for "novelty" merchandise, even some tailored for garbage persons, garbage trucks, recycle centers, etc. Amazon is a trove of goodies.
DeleteMe too on legs! I'm trying to figure out what to use as a base for my lamps - once I settle on a design.
Those trashbins are awsome, perfect for dolls.I'm so envy right now :P really great shopping!
ReplyDeleteHey there, Jewel snake and thanks! ^__^
DeleteWe have some colours of these bins in Australia too but they don't have the cool rubbish bin/recycle logos on them like yours. Your ability to see alternative uses for things amazes me - ping pong balls for streetlights. wow.
ReplyDeleteCarrickters, I'm always keeping an eye out to see if I can turn something into something else. Just part of my Frankenstein nature I guess.
DeleteW:OW, I missed your post again! Thanks for the shout out! They are a good size and are featured well here.
ReplyDeleteHiya Ms. Leo and thanks for giving us a heads up on finding them at the Dollar Tree.
DeleteI love this boy, he´s so cute!! and his outfit is cool too =)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ana! He is a good looking doll.
DeleteWow, I need to go look for these. They are perfect.
ReplyDeleteGood luck, Vanessa!
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